Letter to Ozem Thompson Woodruff, 3 January 1846
Liverpool
Dear Brother in the Kingdom of God
I once more call upon Uncle
Ozem to read a few words from me of but a few as the
ship is about starting. I have though[t] much of Uncle Ozem
of late And to cut a long story short I am going to
Nauvoo & there to Cala. I want to take my kindred
with me, as may as will go. My family leaves Liverpool
for Nauvoo via New Orleans the 10 Jan. I leave for New York
the 16th I shall ^call^ upon father Woodruff in Farmington as I
go along. I wish to see you then I think of taking father
& Mother to the west with me & one of the greatest
wishes of my heart is that Unclese Ozem maybe in
our camp & go with us to esstablish a colony I dont
know how Aunt Hannah & your family would feel about
going with us if you or any of our friends that in the
church wish to go with me I will Rendar them any
assistance in my power I will with pleasure give my
Respects to your family should you feel
disposed to go along you will do well to make
any preperations that you can before I can &
the Rest afterwards I shall want to start for
Conneticut the lart of everMarch.
Your Brother in the field
W Woodruff
